BTS | Table 10 - Commodity Flow Survey Shipments by Mode of Transportation: 1993 and 2002

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Table 10 - Commodity Flow Survey Shipments by Mode of Transportation: 1993 and 2002

(CFS Data Only)

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Mode of Transportation	Value (billion inflation-adjusted 2000 $)			Tons (millions)			Ton-miles (billions)
Mode of Transportation	1993	2002	Percent change	1993	2002	Percent change	1993	2002	Percent change
All Modes	5,862	8,382	43.0	9,688	11,668	20.4	2,421	3,138	29.6
Single modes	4,953	7,037	42.1	8,923	11,087	24.2	2,138	2,868	34.2
Truck (1)	4,414	6,224	41.0	6,385	7,843	22.8	869	1,256	44.5
Rail	246	310	26.1	1,540	1,874	21.6	942	1,262	34.0
Water	64	89	38.3	504	681	35.2	271	283	4.2
Air (incl. truck and air)	141	264	88.0	-	4	NA	5	6	20.5
Pipeline (2)	88	149	69.4	484	685	41.4	S	S	NA
Multiple modes	662	1,077	62.6	223	217	-2.8	191	226	18.0
Parcel, postal, or courier	563	986	75.2	19	26	31.7	12	19	57.0
Truck and rail	82	S	S	39	43	10.9	39	46	17.5
Other multiple modes (3)	12	21	S	165	148	S	S	161	S
Other and unknown modes	240	268	11.6	543	365	-32.8	92	44	-51.9

NOTE: The 2002 value data in this table are adjusted for inflation to allow comparison with the 1993 data and hence they are different from those in table 3, which are in current dollars.

KEY: - Represents data cell equal to zero or less than 1 unit of measure; S = Estimate does not meet publication standards because of high sampling variability or poor response quality; NA = Not applicable.

(1) "Truck" as a single mode includes shipment that were made by only private truck, only for-hire truck, or a combination of private and for-hire truck.
(2) CFS estimates for pipeline exclude shipments of crude petroleum.
(3) Other multiple modes include combination of truck and water, rail and water, and other combinations.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics and U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau, 2002 Commodity Flow Survey, U.S. Data, December 2004.